Dust-proof cap for vehicle-hubs.



H. HIGGIN. DUST PROOF CAP FOR VEHICLE HUBS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14,1910

Patented July 8, 1913.

pair of oppositely-disposed inwardly ex- 'Fig. 4 is a perspective band'for the hub.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE.

HENRY HIGGIN, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, AS SIGN TO THE HIGGIN MANUFACTUR-ING COMPANY, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

DUST-"PROOF CAP FOR VEHICLE-HUB? Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1913.

Application filed March 14, 1910. Serial No. 549,300..

vented certain new and useful 'Improve ments in Dust-ProofCaps torVehicle-Hubs, of which the following is, a full,.clear, and exactdescription, reference, being had to the accompanying drawing, forming apart of this specification. t My invention relates to caps 'for coveringthe bands of vehicle hhb's to prevent-the entrance of dust and dirt andto provide a.

neat and ornamentalfinis'h for thehub band,

and it consists in that certainnovel con-,

struction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter particularlypointed out and claimed, wherebythe dust-proof cap may be readil andeasilysecured and locked in place an readily and easily removed, whendesired, without liability of jarrin loose and in which a minimum number0 parts are involved in the construction of thecap.

In the drawings,'Figure 1 is an inside plan view of my improvedconstruction with the point bandin section and the parts in unlockedposition. Fig; 2 is a central vertical section of the device with thehubband removed-and the dust cap locked to the point band. Fig. 3isaperspective view,- with parts broken away, of the dust-proof cap. viewof the point 1 is the. point band of thin sheet metal which is usuallyexpanded or otherwise secured by; driving over the outer end ofthe hub,the llul) not being illustrated inthe drawing. This point band is turnedinwardl'yytoiorm the inner wall 2 to embrace the inner wall ofthe hubbandin the usual way, to form a neat and rounded finish for the'outeredgeof the hub hand. The inner edge of this-point band is. p'rovidedwitha By means of dies and a series of operations which in themselves formno part of my present invention, a circular blank of suitable sheet,metal'is formed first into a cup,

then' by a third operation this expanded portion is ,pressed together toform a double flange 6, while the body of the blank thus treated formswith its side wall the annular band portion 5 and with its bottom thedisk plate portion 7. At the center of this plate 7 an oblong depression8 is formed and by means of a suitable rivet 9, a, U-shaped metallicstrip 10 is riveted thereto, a similar depression 11 being formed in thecenter of the Ushaped strip for engagement with the part 8 to preventthe strip from turning when riveted.

. 12,12, are the inwardly extending arms 'of the U-shaped strip, and atthe inner ends these arms are bent outwardly to form the oppositeflanges 13, 13, which are raised at their "middle portion at 14, 14, andthe arms 12, 12,are of such a length that the flanges 13,

13, can engage under the flanges 3, 3, of the point band when the dustcap is'pushed to place.

15' is a sheet metal cover disk or plate which may be ornamented or,plain, as desired, which covers the disk7, and this plate has .itsouter edges bent over at 16 to embrace and clamp the outer edge of theflange f the cap construction. The outer cover plate 15 thus covers upthe rivet 9 and, as stated, any desired, ornamental finish can be giventhe cover plate.

In order to secure the dust cap in place,

" the point band being permanently secured to the hub, the dust cap isinserted within the point band with the. flanges 13, 13, between theflanges 3, 3, of the point band, and the cap is then turned bringing theflanges 13, 13, underneath the flanges 3, 3, and the effect of drawingthe cap tightlyand snugly against the rounded outer edge of the pointband," so that when the cap is-in place, the point band and cap appearas a single piece.

' At the same time, this closenessof fit enables then expanded uniformlyat the base, and me to provide an absolutely dust-proof cap.

What I claim as new, and of my invention and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is 1- 1. In a device of the character specified, a pointband.adapted to be forced upon and secured over the hub band of avehicle wheel, and provided withan inner and an outer wall, withopposite portions of the inner wall bent over at right angles to theb0dy of the wall to form oppositely disposed, 1nwardly projectingresilient flanges,- and a dust cap flanged to fit within the point band,

provided with a'metal strip securedto said cap at its central portiononly, said-strip having outwardly extending resilient flanges to engageunder the opposingflanges of the point band to lock the cap in place andto hold it resilientlyf in position.

2. In a device of the character specified,

- a point band adapted to be forced upon and secured over the hubband'of a vehicle wheel, and provided with an inner and an outer wall,with opposite portions of the inner wall bent over at right angles tothe body of the wall to form oppositely disposed, in-

wardly projecting resilient flanges, having indentations in their middleportion, and a dust cap flanged to fit within the point band providedwith a metal strip secured to said .having outwardly extending resilientflanges to engage under the opposing flanges of the gage theindentations of the point band flanges tolock the parts together.

point band adapted to be' forcedu'pon and secured over the hub band of avehicle wheel, and provided with an inner and an outer wall, withopposite. portions of the inner wall bent over at right angles to thebody of the wall to form oppositely disposed, inwardly projectingresilient flanges, having dust cap flanged laterally andat right anglesthereto to fit both within andover the point K, SMI H cap at its centralportion only, said strip point band, with ribs on said flanges to en a3. In a device of the character specified, a

indentations in their middle portion, and a band, provided'with a metalstrip secured

